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Market Profile
About the Daily Sundial
The Daily Sundial has been California State University, Northridge’s campus
newspaper since 1957. The Sundial, with a daily print distribution of 6,000, is the
best and most cost-effective way to reach our community of more than 39,000
people. The Sundial is distributed at over 35 sites on campus. Our website,
www.dailysundial.com and mobile application, Sundial Mobile, offer additional
multimedia content for readers.
The Daily Sundial is equipped to assist you with all your advertising needs.
Our account representatives are trained to work with you on everything from
planning your marketing strategy to creating your ad. Our rates are structured
to accommodate any budget or program need, and our full-service production
department is available to you at no charge.
About the CSUN Community*
Population
Gender
29,880 Undergrads
5,392 Graduates
3,503 Faculty/Staff
56% Female
44% Male
38,775 Total
Age
Average student age
Residency
23
91% live off-campus
9% live in student housing
21% are over 25
30% of new freshmen live on campus
About our readers
91% of CSUN students read the Sundial at least once a week.
88% of students eat off-campus at least once a week.
91% go out for entertainment several times a month.
* 2010 Statistics, Office of Institutional Research
Print Display
Advertising Rates
Sundial Rates (per column inch)
Open Rate..........................................................................$14.00
National Rate (net)..........................................................$12.60
Local Rate (Northridge & environs) ............................$7.00
Campus Rate........................................................................$6.00
New Customer Discount
Buy 2 ads, get 1 free*
Color
Spot color - $150 each
Full Color - $300
Inserts
8.5 x 11 inches - $390
11 x 17 inches - $700
Multi-page booklet rates upon request
Insertion is done off site by our printer. Client is responsible for production and
delivery of material to be inserted. Contact your Sundial account executive
for delivery address. Please deliver inserts to the printer no later than
one week prior to insertion date. The Sundial must approve inserts in advance.
Print Display Deadline Schedule
Date of Publication
Space & Copy Deadline
Monday4 p.m. Wednesday
Tuesday4 p.m. Thursday
Wednesday4 p.m. Friday
Thursday4 p.m. Monday
* Color not included. All ads must be the same size.
Mechanical Specs
Tabloid Page
Image Space
6 columns x 16 inches
6 columns x 15.5 inches
Inch Width
Pica Width
1 column1.6259.5
2 column3.37520
3 column5.12530.5
4 column6.87541
5 column8.62551
6 column10.37562
Sundial Ad Sizes/Prices*
Full Page
6 col. x 16 in.
96 col. in.
$672
Eighth Page
3 col. x 4 in.
12 col. in.
$84
Quarter Page
3 col. x 8 in.
24 col. in.
$168
Half Page
6 col. x 8 in.
48 col. in.
$336
*For $7 Local Rate (Northridge & environs).
Ad Submission
Guidelines
The preferred file format for submitting print ads is a pdf.
General guidelines for pdf files:
When creating pdfs, make sure:
1) all fonts are embedded
2) no compression or downsampling on color or grayscale images
3) no color conversion.
We are able to accept native files providing the ads were produced using
one of the following applications and followed these guidelines:
Adobe InDesign (CS2 - CS5) - Include all fonts and placed images
(File: Package)
Adobe Illustrator - Convert all fonts to paths
Macromedia Freehand - Convert all fonts to paths
Photoshop - Minimum resolution 200 dpi
Other Accepted File Types
.eps - Convert all fonts to outlines, paths or curves depending on
application used to create ad.
.tif/.tiff - Minimum resolution 200 dpi
.jpg/.jpeg - Minimum resolution 200 dpi
We Do Not Accept
.pub (Microsoft Publisher) - however, Publisher files can be
converted to pdf files. See your user manual for more information.
.gif, .bmp, .pict and images picked from Web sites - these files
generally do not reproduce well because of low resolution.
Online and Mobile Ads
Online/Mobile ads may be submitted as a psd, jpg or gif file, with a
resolution of 72 dpi.
Ads can be animated.
See the Online and/or Mobile Advertising sections for ad dimensions.
Ad Submission
You may send your ad via e-mail to ads@csun.edu. We also accept CDs,
DVDs and flash drives.
Online Advertising
www.dailysundial.com
The popularity of our award-winning website is growing, garnering nearly
1 million page views last year. Page views to the site grew over 130% in the
past year.
Premium ads*
Cost in CPM**
Campus & Local
National
Leaderboard (728 x 90 pixels)
$8
$12
Rectangle (300 x 250 pixels)
$8
$12
Below the fold Rectangle
$6
$9
Minimum 25,000 impression purchase required.
Leaderboard
Bulk Discount
Purchase 100,000+ impressions
and receive a 10% discount
Rectangle
Print + Online Package
• Add any premium online ad to
your print advertising purchase at a
50% discount (excludes classifieds).
Recommended Sites
• Monthly - $150
• Semester rate - $500
• Full year - $1100
Recommended
Sites
Below the fold
Rectangle
Online ads can be submitted as psd,
jpg or gif files, resolution 72 dpi. Ads
can also be animated. Please include
the URL of the page you want linked
to your ad (if applicable).
* All premium online ads are in a rotation.
To view the ad, refresh the screen.
** Cost Per 1,000 impressions (ad views).
Payment and
Credit Policies
Payment
• All advertisements must be paid in advance unless otherwise specified
by the Daily Sundial.
• Visa, Mastercard and American Express are accepted.
• Checks or Money Orders should be made payable to the Daily Sundial.
Make-Good Policy
Advertisements that will be considered for a make-good adjustment
are those in which the phone number, price of item advertised, date,
time, or place of event are incorrect, providing the error is the sole fault
of the Daily Sundial. In order for an advertisement to be considered for
any amount of make good, the Daily Sundial must be notified within
5 working days after the date of publication in which the error occurs.
The liability of the Daily Sundial shall not exceed the original cost of the
advertisement. The Daily Sundial will not be responsible for any copy
changes received by telephone. Minor typographical errors do not
qualify for make-good adjustments.
Advertising Policy
The Daily Sundial has the responsibility of
serving the university community within the
guidelines established by the Department
of Journalism. The paper is not a personal
organization of anyone. Any controversy or
issue should be fairly presented in the news,
editorial and/or advertising columns.
The Daily Sundial attempts to give advertisers
extreme latitude regarding content of
advertisements, subject to the following
reservations:
• The Daily Sundial has the right to deny
space to any advertiser. The advertiser may
appeal any decision.
• The Daily Sundial will not accept advertising
that is indecent, obscene, libelous or an
invasion of privacy.
• The Daily Sundial will not accept advertising
that contains attacks or slurs of a racial, ethnic,
sexist or religious nature.
• The Daily Sundial does not accept advertising
submitted in the expectation of receiving
publicity in news or editorial columns.
• The Daily Sundial will not accept advertising
that might destroy the confidence of
the readers or advertisers. This includes
advertising that is misleading, deceptive or
fraudulent, or grossly exaggerates or makes
unwarranted complaints. One criterion
to be used to evaluate advertisements is
rulings of local, state and federal agencies.
• The Daily Sundial will not accept advertising
that evades or attempts to encourage the
evasion or violation of any law, regulation
or ordinance-municipal, state, federal or
university. (This paragraph should not be
misconstrued to mean that advertisements
lawfully opposing, criticizing, deploring
or denouncing any law, regulation or
ordinance are discouraged.)
• The Daily Sundial’s view on opinion
advertisements is to keep the advertising
columns open to those who wish to express
a particular point of view, no matter how
widely divergent it may be from the opinions
of the journalism faculty and students — so
long as such advertisements do not advocate
the illegal overthrow of the government and
do not violate other principles set forth in this
policy. Full identification of the sponsors of an
opinion advertisement is required. At the Daily
Sundial’s request, the names of two or more
of the officers of the sponsoring organization
must appear in the advertisement as well as
the address of the advertiser. If the names
of other people, groups or organizations are
to appear in the advertisement (such as a
political endorsement), the advertiser must
furnish evidence that all such people, groups
or organizations have given permission for
the use of their names.
• All advertising in the Daily Sundial must be
presented in a form that clearly distinguishes
it from the news content.
• The Daily Sundial will not accept
advertisements during the remainder of any
academic year for a product or a corporation
if the corporation or its officers have been
convicted of a crime related to that product.
• If an advertisement run in the Daily
Sundial is later found to violate any one
of these standards, the advertisement will
be pulled and a statement may be run in
the Daily Sundial to advise the readers that
the advertisement was run in error and
that the advertisement did violate Daily
Sundial policy.
Advertising
Extras
In addition to our regular advertising packages, the Daily Sundial offers
several extras to give your business a boost.
Positioning
Guaranteed Position: for an extra 10%, we guarantee placement of
your ad in the position of your choosing (excluding front and back pages)
Front Page Advertising (6 col x 1.5” strip at bottom) - based on frequency:
Campus Local National
Number
1-5 $300
$400
$500
of
6-10
$275$375$475
Issues
11-14
$250$350$450
15+
$200$300$400
Back Page Advertising* (half or full page only) - based on frequency:
Campus Local National
Number
1-5 $200
$300
$400
of
6-10
$175$275$375
Issues
11-14
$150$250$350
15+
$100$200$300
* Prices are in addition to cost of ad space.
Coupon Strips
For $80, you receive a 6 col x 2” strip that is half advertisement and half
coupon (see sample ad below).
Bulk Discount: Buy the whole semester and receive a 10% discount
Carla’s Café
Serving CSUN since 1982
9050 Reseda Blvd
Northridge, CA
(818) 555-1212
Carla’s Café
Buy one Large Coffee
and get a FREE pastry!
Expires 12/31.
Must present coupon at time of purchase.
Sample Print Coupon (not actual size)
Publication
Calendar
Fall 2011 Spring 2012
August
8
29 30 31
January
23 24 25 26
30 31
September
February
1
6 7 8
13 14 15
20 21 22
27 28 29
October
3 4 5
10 11 12
17 18 19
24 25 26
31
March
1
6 7 8
12 13 14 15
19 20 21 22
26 27 28 29
6
13
20
27
November
1 2 3
7 8 9 10
14 15 16 17
21 22 23
28 29 30
December
1
5 67 8
12
5
12
19
26
6
13
20
27
2
9
16
23
1
7 8
14 15
21 22
28 29
April
9 10 11 12
16 17 18 19
23 24 25 26
30
May
1 2 3
7 8 9 10
14
Special Issues
August 8: Orientation
August 29: Back to School
September 29: Restaurant Guide
November 10: Basketball Preview
December 12: Exam Survival
January 23: Back to School
March 22: Best of CSUN
April 19: Going Green
May 3: Housing Guide
May 14: Graduation/ Exam Survival
Daily Sundial
18111 Nordhoff St.
Northridge, CA 91330-8258
Phone (818) 677-2998
Fax (818) 677-3638
ads@csun.edu
www.dailysundial.com